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Genetic polymorphism in platelet-derived growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor are significantly associated with cardiac allograft vasculopathy.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 1 Jun 2006
Tambur Anat R, Pamboukian Salpy, Costanzo Maria-Rosa, Heroux Alain
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BACKGROUND: The role of cytokine gene polymorphism and its association with acute heart allograft rejection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is controversial. The role of growth factor gene polymorphism has never been investigated in heart allograft recipients. METHODS: Seventy heart transplant recipients were studied. Mean age at transplant was 50.4 +/- 12.4 years (73% white, 91% male). Patients were...
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